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The Maw 29th April-4th May

New week, new videogames! When will it end, etc. There aren't many obvious headliners out in the next few days, but there are a lot of tantalisingly bleak games. Let's see here, we've got a survival shooter that's essentially set in Black Mesa, a sardonical adventure about questing Russian Orthodox ...
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Tekken 8 Reveals Second DLC Character, Brand-New Story, and More

Bandai Namco has revealed its roadmap for Tekken 8 throughout the rest of 2024, including the game’s second DLC character, new story, and plenty more.The second DLC character is Lidia Sobieski, who is teased at the end of the roadmap trailer, below. In the world of Tekken, Lidia is the ...
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Microid’s ‘Smurfs – Dreams’ Looks To Serve Some “Serious Super Mario Vibes”

Looks very 3D World-inspired.When a publisher reveals that its upcoming game gives off 'Super Mario vibes' or 'Legend of Zelda vibes', we often can't help but chuckle under our breath, mutter "okay, we'll see about that", before scrutinising the trailer and coming up with any excuse as to why that's ...
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Daily Deals: Glorious GMMK 2, Apple Watch Series 9, Armored Core 6

The weekend is here, and there are loads of exciting deals you do not want to miss! This Saturday, new deals on some amazing video games, technology, and devices have appeared, and we've rounded up our picks. The best deals for Sunday, April 29, include the Glorious GMMK 2, Tekken ...
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Poll: What’s The Best SaGa Game? Rate Your Favourites For Our Upcoming Ranking

Romancing the polls.The SaGa series is one of the most unique franchises to come from RPG behemoth Square Enix.Often known as Final Fantasy's "weird" cousin — though that's a little bit reductive — SaGa was created by Akitoshi Kawazu, one of the game designers on Final Fantasy II, which is ...
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What’s on your bookshelf?: Citizen Sleeper’s Gareth Damian Martin

Hello reader who is also a reader, and welcome to Booked For The Week - our new Sunday feature where we ask a selection of cool industry folks questions about books! You know books, right? They're a bit like RPS articles, but heavier and smell a bit nicer. This week, ...
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Review: Corn Kidz 64 (Switch) – A 64-Bit Throwback That Nails The Retro Vibe

Truly goated.Though the peak years of the 3D platformer genre were in the late '90s and early 2000s, there’s been a bit of a resurgence in interesting new genre entries in recent years. Titles such as Glyph and Lunistice have shown that smaller platforming projects can be just as compelling ...
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Poll: Box Art Brawl – Duel: Pokémon Yellow Version

And it was all yellow.Pika, Pika, Pi! Sorry, we've been on Doduolingo for too long. Roughly translated, we said 'Welcome back to another edition of Box Art Brawl!'Last week, we creased up the competition as we put two covers for Paper Mario: Sticker Star head to head. It was a ...
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Knuckles Series Physical Pre-Orders Appear Online

It debuted on Paramount this week.Paramount's new Knuckles series launched this week and although this six-part adventure is just getting underway, it seems a physical release has already been confirmed.As highlighted by multiple sources, pre-order listings for a steelbook blu-ray and DVD have surfaced on sites like Amazon and Walmart ...
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